Swatch



B. WEINBERGER.

SWATCH.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18. 1920.

1,387,572, Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

shaman 5mm; hem.

M13011 Benjamin Weiu'bergar;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN WEINBERGER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MARX & HAAS CLOTHING ('10., OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

SWATCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

Application filed October 18, 1920. Serial No. 417,676.

To all 207mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN WEIN- BERGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Swatch, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swatches.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved swatch which is sewed and folded in such way as to protect it at the edges thereof and to permit the swatch to be turned so that both sides can be readily observed, and which when folded protects the edges thereof. This prevents the swatch from being seriously injured by handling, keeps it folded in proper position. permits both sides to be displayed when desired, and prevents injury to the cloth so that after the swatch has served its purposes it may be applied to other uses.

In order to obtain the foregoing and other .objects which will hereinafter appear, I

have produced an improved swatch in the manner and having construction hereinafter explained, all of which will be apparent by reference to the drawings in which- Figure 1 shows a blank or piece of cloth from which my improved swatch is made.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the manner in which the cloth is folded preparatory for the stitching.

Fig. 3 shows the swatch after it has been sewed and before it has been turned to place the right side of the cloth on the outside.

Fig. 4 shows the swatch after it has been turned right side out.

As shown in Fig. 1, I take a section of cloth of proper dimensions to permit folding, preparatory to being sewed together. The cloth is first folded transversely along the line 1 to place the edges even with each other The doubled cloth is then again folded along the line 2, as will be readily apparent by reference to Fig. 2, to place the edge portions 3 upon the central portion of the folded cloth, bringing the edges of the portions 3 close together. Next, the free or disconnected ends of the folded cloth are sewed together by a line of stitching 4, holding together all four layers of the cloth which are provided by the folding of the cloth above described, and which will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 2 and 3.

The folded edge portions 3 are then connected together by an appropriate connection such as a short row of stitching 5; the stitching 5, however. does not pass through the main or central portion of the cloth. but only through the folded edge portions 3 adjacent to the folds at the ends of said edge portions. as shown.

Next, the swatch is turned to place the line of stitching 4 between the layers of cloth so that the raw edges of the cloth adjacent to the stitching 4 are concealed and protected between the layers of cloth. The folding places the line of stitching 4 between the main or central portion of the cloth and the side portions 3. The folding IT performed so as to place the cloth right side out' and to leave the connection or stitching 5 inside the fold.

Next. the cloth may be pressed so as to retain the swatch in substantially the form shown in Fig. 4, in which the line of stitching 4 is at one end and within the folded cloth. and in which the connection or stitching 5 is at the opposite end and within the folded cloth.

It will be observed that a swatch made in this manner dispenses with the use of piping to protect the edges; that the edges are thoroughly protected at all times; that the swatch maybe handled without injury to the cloth; that the swatch may be folded and unfolded to display both sides of the cloth; and that a piece of cloth may be used for a long time as a swatch and then placed to other uses since it is not damaged by handling.

hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A swatch, comprising a section of cloth folded upon itself and having the side edges of the folded cloth folded inwardly; a line of stitching uniting the four layers of cloth provided by said folding, and a connection uniting the folded ends of the side edge portions.

2. A swatch, comprising a section of cloth folded upon itself and having the side edges of the folded cloth folded inwardly; 3. A swatch, composed of a piece of cloth a line of stitching uniting the four layers of folded, and having its end edges sewed to cloth provided by said folding, and a congether; stitches; and folds protecting the 10 nection uniting the folded ends of the side stitches leaving the swatch free to be turned 5 edge portions, the swatch made as aforesaid to display both sides of the cloth.

being folded to place the stitching between V 1 the folds of cloth within the swatch. BENJAMIN WVEINBERGER. 

